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CMT Lab Report #2

This laboratory report details an experiment to determine the unit weight of coarse aggregates. Three trials were conducted where coarse aggregate was placed in a 0.5 ft3 bucket and weighed. The dry-rodded unit weights were calculated for each trial and averaged to be 99.0 lb/ft3. Determining the unit weight of aggregates is important for checking uniformity and mix proportioning in construction.

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CMT Lab Report #2

This laboratory report details an experiment to determine the unit weight of coarse aggregates. Three trials were conducted where coarse aggregate was placed in a 0.5 ft3 bucket and weighed. The dry-rodded unit weights were calculated for each trial and averaged to be 99.0 lb/ft3. Determining the unit weight of aggregates is important for checking uniformity and mix proportioning in construction.

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Unit Weight Determination of Aggregates

Laboratory Report No. 2

Objective:
a. To determine the unit weight of coarse aggregates.
Given:
Coarse aggregate is placed in a rigid bucket and rodded with a tamping rod to determine
its unit weight. The following data are obtained:
Volume of bucket = ½ ft3
Weight of empty bucket = 20.3 lb
Weight of bucket filled with dry rodded coarse aggregate:
Trial 1 = 69.7 lb
Trial 2 = 68.2 lb
Trial 3 = 71.6 lb
Computation
Ws
Dry-rodded unit weight=
V
Trial 1:
W s 69.7−20.3 lb
Dry-rodded unit weight= = =98.6 3
V 0.5 ft
Trial 2:
W s 68.7−20.3 lb
Dry-rodded unit weight = = =95.8 3
V 0.5 ft
Trial 3:
W s 71.6−20.3 lb
Dry-rodded unit weight= = =102.6 3
V 0.5 ft
Average:
98.6+95.8+102.6 lb
Average dry-rodded unit weight= =99.0 3
3 ft
Conclusion
The coarse aggregate has a unit weight of 99.0 lb/ft3. In this activity, coarse aggregate is
put into a rigid container of known volume and compressed by rodding. The unit weight was
calculated by adding the dry-rodded unit weights of the three trials and taking the average. In
construction, determining the unit weight of aggregates is critical since it is used to check
aggregate uniformity as well as in the mix proportioning process.

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